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Lis🔜G-STAR
@thewritegame.bsky.social
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Creative Lead: Disney/20th Century Games. Working on cool stuff like Alien, Predator, etc. Fmr Senior Game Writer, Narrative Designer

Opinions are mine. she/her

https://www.thewritegame.com
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Hi folks, I’ll be participating in some narrative chit-chat at G-CON next Thursday, Nov 13th, in Busan, Korea. If you’ll be in Korea next week, we’d love to see you there! :)
The image is a screenshot of the session description of a panel at G-CON Lis Moberly is participating in, “The Multi-Layered Structure of Narrative ― Environment, System, Character.” The description reads, “This session is not simply about one approach to narrative, but about examining how environment, system, and character intersect to shape player experience. Through the perspectives of these four creators from diverse backgrounds, the audience will gain a multidimensional view of both the present and the future of game storytelling.”
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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happy black cat day. here’s my little demon (affectionate)
The image shows a little black cat looking up at the camera.
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Many congratulations to my friends on Outer Worlds 2 who I watched toil from afar. Shout out in particular to the narrative designers who kicked ass:

@kdlunas.bsky.social
@joefielder.bsky.social
@hayleystone.bsky.social
@bustedkeyboards.bsky.social
@gspy.bsky.social @paulkirsch.bsky.social
The marketing image for The Outer Worlds 2 which features an illustrated desert landscape with colorful flora. Moon Man holds a laser gun and stands atop a dead stheno.
October 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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once more
An instant photo is held up to the camera which shows a black flag with an image of an upside down American flag on it that says, “NO KINGS IN AMERICA”.
October 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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barbie xenomorph just took me all the way out
A xenomorph Barbie with a black dress and heels. The close up face shot of the Barbie xenomorph. The Barbie xenomorph has facehugger inspired heels. The box art for the Barbie xenomorph is a side profile pic of the Barbie’s head.
October 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Third, we cannot forgot PAX Aus! If you wanna see me chitchat with @jesawyer.bsky.social and @samwinkler.bsky.social about worldbuilding that sticks with you… I can only imagine it’s going to be a wildly fun hour ✨

Sunday the 12th at 12:30pm on the Main Stage
The image shows three photos of devs. First is Joshua Sawyer of Obsidian Entertainment who is a white middle-aged man with grey hair. The second is Lis Moberly of 20th Century Games, a pale woman with long brown hair. Last is Sam Winkler of Gearbox Software who is a white man with short brown hair and a beard.
October 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Hi, folks! If you’re going to be at Melbourne Games Week here’s a heads up on where to find me.

First up, I’m thrilled to be keynoting at GCAP on Tuesday the 7th at 9:40am with a title that’s too long:
A blue square promotional template for GCAP that shows a woman with pale skin and open brown hair in a black shirt smiling at the camera. To her left is the title “Unsaved Progress Will Be Lost: Why the Game Industry Forgot How to Make Video Games and How to Fix It”, along with text beneath it in different fonts that say: Institutional Knowledge!!!!!, Has the game industry lost its mind??, Layoffs/Bureaucracy/Burnout/You Name It We Got It!, and Let’s get into it! The session is on Tuesday at 9:40am on October 7, 2025.
October 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Institutional memory, how it works, and how to preserve it is the crux of my keynote address at GCAP in October:
September 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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I’ll be speaking about institutional memory at DICE Europe with @jesawyer.bsky.social and @brendaromero.bsky.social in a couple weeks.
September 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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update: i now have six cats
The picture shows a pleasant green grove at night with different cats making soup in cute outfits.
September 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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How refreshing to see someone have an absolute ball making games these days
The screenshot is of the article text, which reads, “Gibson and Pellen say they’re happy that the game is finally coming out — and even happier that they will get it keep working on it, which they still find enjoyable even after seven years. They haven’t burned out or shown any desire to take a break. Instead, they’re already making big plans to add extra content to Silksong in the months and years to come.”
August 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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just look at it! consumerism will not save us but nana sure saved my teenage self so here we are
The picture shows a black shirt with a white picture of the Black Stones from the manga NANA.
August 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Update: I’ll be doing a keynote at GCAP this year. I’ve never been to Australia so this will be a new experience for me! :)
The picture shows a woman with long brown hair and a black shirt smiling as she stands in front of a white wall. The title of a talk is underneath that says, “Unsaved Progress Will Be Lost: Why the Game Industry Forgot How to Make Video Games, and How to Fix it”.
August 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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idk how to explain it but this is what game dev feels like from start to finish
August 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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From my father. Got him now 😈
A screenshot of a text message reads, “Ever heard of a game called Star dew valley? A friend of mine recommended it. Wondered if you’ve played it.”
July 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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No Kings. Los Angeles, CA.
The image shows various instant photos of protestors at the No Kings Day protest in Los Angeles, California. The image shows various instant photos of protestors at the No Kings Day protest in Los Angeles, California. The image shows various instant photos of protestors at the No Kings Day protest in Los Angeles, California.
June 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Another journalist everyone should know is Edward R. Murrow. He was known as “The Voice of WWII” because most Americans heard his voice over the radio each night reporting the devastation from Europe.
May 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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This is coming a month late but my talk with @katedollarhyde.bsky.social, Designing Relationships: How to Make Compelling RPG Companions, is on the GDC Vault. Yay!
A purple powerpoint slides shows in yellow font the title, “Designing Relationships: How to Makr Compelling RPG Companions”. Underneath is additional white font text that mentions the names of the speakers: Kate Dollarhyde and Lis Moberly.
May 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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update.
A dog in glasses, cat ears, and bat wings sits on its back legs in front of a PAX panel.
May 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Just looks at these images from 1985. Incredible. I’m so mad I wasn’t alive for this.
A black and white picture of the Rock in Rio crowd from 1985 coming to see Queen perform. Freddie Mercury stands shirtless onstage with his hand in the air as he sings to a large crowd in Rio. The B-52s onstage at Rock in Rio where they opened for Queen. Cindy and Fred of The B-52s have their back pressed against one another as they play Rock Lobster in Rio in 1985.
May 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Folks are pointing out the pie chart exceeds 100%. This is a valid point, and I encourage you to take it up with @fortune.com so they can improve their graphics in the future. However, the results of the survey still stand. Here’s a different screenshot of the same information:
The image shows a list of what 910 12-15 year olds marked in a survey about their career aspirations. 1. YouTuber 32% 2. TikTok Creator 21% 3. Doctor/Nurse 20% 4. Mobile app/game developer 19% 5. Entrepreneur 17% 6. Artist 16% 7. Sports athlete 15% 8. Professional online streamer 15% 9. Musician 14% 10. Teacher 14%
May 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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There is so much one could say about this survey but the fact that 19% of 910 surveyed Gen Alphas said they aspire to be a game developer is staggering imo.

It’s incredible considering I didn’t even know “game developer” was a job that existed when I was 12.
A red and peach colored pie chart depicting how many Gen Alpha children selecteda desired career path. Mobile app/game developer came in at 19%.
May 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Mr. Sugiyama in real life.
A Japanese salaryman in a suit holds the hand of a Japanese woman in a red dress. The stand in a ballroom. The title of the movie, Shall we ダンス? can be seen in white cursive font in the center.
April 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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On this Alien Day may we all remember what Ripley taught us… in a crisis we do not forget the cat.
Ellen Ripley is hugging an orange cat named Jones in the movie Alien.
April 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Pop, six, squish, uh uh…
The image is from the movie musical Chicago. Several women in black outfits dance against a red background decorated as a prison cell block. The song that accompanies this scene is the Cell Block Tango.
April 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM